Towel-holder.



J. C. HAMMOND.

TOWEL HOLDER.

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JOHN C. HAMMOND, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

TOWEL-HOLDER.

Application filed January 21, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN C. HAMMOND, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Seattle, in the county of King and State of \Vashington,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in TOWeLHolders, ofwhich the following is a full, true, and exact specification.

My invention relates to towel holders and has for its principal objectto provide a simple means for holding towels in bundles, said towelsbeing fitted with eyelets for use on a rod rack, in such a way that theymay be placed on the rod rack quickly and easily in the form of bundles,instead of being threaded upon said rack one at a time as is usual.

A further object is to provide a device which in combination with theabove mentioned means, forms a simple, convenient and self containedindividual safety towel rack and receptacle for the soiled towels.

It will be understood that the laws of many States prohibit the use ofother than individual towels in public places, on common carriers, andthe like, and further that when such individual towels are furnished inloose bundles, many are misplaced, lost, stolen or used for purposesother than those intended.

To obviate the above mentioned losses and inconveniences, the towels areeach fitted with an inserted metal eyelet through which is passed achain, rod, wire or similar device from which the towel is not separableexcept when released by the proper attendant who unlocks the securingdevice.

Other objects will appear as my invention is more fully explained in thefollowing specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawings andpointed out in the appended claim.

lln the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device, with partsbroken away, fitted with a bundle of towels. Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional elevation of a part of my device.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, numeral 1 designates atable or stand having a receptacle 2 for soiled towels attached thereto.

3 designates a bundle of towels, each one of which is fitted with aneyelet 3", as shown in Fig. 3.

When the towels are laundried, they are placed upon a holder 4: which iscylindrical Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 26, 1916.

Serial No. 3,461.

in shape, hollow and of such size as to easily pass through the eyeletsof the towel. A shoulder 5 on the bottom of holder l prevents the towelsfrom slipping from the bottom of said holder. The holder is of suchlength as to hold a predetermined number of towels and may be filledwithout the necessity of counting the towels. The bundles of towels aredelivered to the customer with the holder 4; in place in the bundle 3ready for use. A rod or rack 6 of the shape shown in Fig. 1, has itsupper end 6 passed down through the holder at until a shoulder 7 on rod6 brings up against the top of holder i. The lower end of the rod 6below the holder l, is turned down and threaded as at 8 and is passedthrough a suitable hole in the top of table 1 and is held thus by a nut8 The lower end 9 of rod 6 may be passed through an empty holder et andset into a bearing 10 at the same time that the upper end is passedthrough the bundle of towels 3, and when the rod has been secured to thetable as previously described, the bearing 10, which is secured to towelreceptacle 2, holds the end 9 of the rod 6 so that it cannot bewithdrawn from said bearing 10. The towels may be lifted from the bundle3, one at a time as desired to be used and the eyelet 3 slips up alongthe rods 6 into a convenient position for use after which it is slippeddown the rod, onto the empty holder 4? and into the receptacle 2. Whenthe entire bundle 3 has been used, the nut 8 is removed and the rodreleased after which the empty holder at is removed and a new bundle oftowels placed on the table. The holder 1 now full of soiled towels, isremoved from receptacle and the holder r placed on the end 9 of the rod6, and the rod returned to its proper positipn, holding the new bundleand secured to the table.

It is thus seen that the towels are held in convenient bundles by holder4 and that they may be returned to a similar holder in convenient shapefor returning to the laundry. Much time and labor and loss of towels issaved by my device.

While I have shown a particular form of embodiment of my invention, I amaware form shown and described, except as defined in the appended claim.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protectby Letters Patent, is v In a device for holding soiled and clean towels,the combination of a holder rod bent so as to allow the soiled towelholder to be directly beneath the block of clean towels, whereby bothend portions of the rod are straight, parallel and substantially in lineVertically, and having a shoulder on the same rod adjacent the upper endof the upper holder, a pair of tubular towel holders, one for each endof the said rod, whereby clean towels may be held on the upper holderand soiled towels will automatically bunch upon .the lower holder, ashoulder on the upper end of said rod and adjacent the lower end of theupper holder, the upper end of the rod being threaded, and a nut adaptedto screw onto the said threaded end, whereby the said rod may be rigidlysecured to a table through which the said upper end is adapted to pass.

JOHN C. HAMMOND.

Witnesses:

R. D. SMALLEY, WINIFRED KNorH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, I). 0.

